Active Digitizer on a UMPC – InPlay Technologies

This would be the answer to MANY people’s dreams for the UMPC – I know Warner would be a big fan. InPlay Technologies will be showing their 7 inch active digitizer next week at CES 2008. If there was a UMPC with this type of screen, it would be a huge hit right from the start. Keep an eye out next week as I am sure we’ll be finding this for sure!!

Enhanced user experience with active RF, digital pen technology. Introduced in 2006, the ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) platform ushered in a new generation of mobile devices. Early specifications only included a passive stylus. InPlay has developed a solution to bring the benefits of active digitizer technology to the UMPC market.

InPlay’s active RF pen adds greater accuracy and enhanced functionality such as hover, tilt and pressure sensitivity, creating a more user-friendly interaction versus a passive stylus. Additionally, there is less wear and tear on the writing surface than experienced with traditional touch screens. The UMPC platform takes the functionality of a full-size laptop PC into a light, portable device about the size of a paperback book. Most UMPC devices currently on the market offer a touch screen interface with a passive stylus. By adding InPlay’s active digitizer and pen, OEMs can offer an enhanced user experience in their next-generation products.